Swedish Short Course Championships: Swedish Women’s Relay National Record Falls

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 4. THE second day of swimming at the Swedish Short Course Championships produced a Swedish record in the women's 800 free relay.

Gabriella Fagundez, Josefin Lillhage, Petra Granlund and Ida Sandin lowered the Swedish record in the women's 800 free relay with a 7:51.65. That performance cleared the previous record of 7:51.93 set in 2008.

Joline Hostman touched out Jennie Johansson, 1:05.27 to 1:05.63, in the women's 100 breast. Hostman moved to second in the world rankings behind Leisel Jones (1:03.63), while Johansson clipped her now fourth-ranked season best of 1:05.64 set at the Stockholm stop of the World Cup. Una Finnman placed third in 1:08.72.

Sarah Sjostrom snagged the women's 100 free title in 53.21. She's been faster this year with a fourth-ranked season best of 52.65 set during the Berlin stop of the World Cup. Josefin Lillhage took second in 53.71, while Ida Marko-Varga wound up third in 54.08.

Sara Thyden topped the women's 400 IM in 4:36.25 to move to 17th in the world rankings. Ida Sandin placed second in 4:40.59, while Nadia Salomonsson picked up third in 4:48.88.

Sandra Hafstrom downed the meet record in the women's 200 back with a 2:07.22. That swim beat Therese Svendsen's 2006 mark of 2:08.90. Ida Lindborg placed second in 2:09.53, while Michelle Coleman placed third in 2:09.55.

Niklas Borin set the meet record in the men's 50 back with a 24.64. That effort cleared Daniel Carlsson's 2000 meet standard of 24.83. Sebastian Holmberg (24.96) and Alexander Nystrom (25.03) finished second and third.

Linus Kanth won the men's 200 IM in 2:00.92. Mattias Carlsson (2:01.46) and Kristian Kron (2:01.55) finished second and third. Jakob Dorch snared the men's 50 breast title in 27.47, while Niklas Tour took second in 27.86. Erik Dorch earned third in 28.06.